BSBXCS405 — Contribute to cyber security incident responses
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What an assessment for BSBXCS405 must cover
27 assessable components: 3 elements (11 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Confirm cyber security incident and contribute to its containment
- 1.1Confirm nature and location of cyber security incident according to organisational policies and procedures
- 1.2Estimate risk, likelihood and potential consequence of incident according to organisational response procedures
- 1.3Assist in ensuring that cyber incident is contained according to legislative requirements and organisational cyber security incident response plan
- 1.4Assist in confirming no further risks according to legislative requirements and organisational response procedures
2 Communicate information on cyber security incident
- 2.1Escalate cyber security incident with required workplace personnel according to organisational policies and procedures
- 2.2Consult with required internal and external stakeholders on communication needs relating to cyber security incident
- 2.3Assist in alerting required external parties according to legislative requirements and organisational procedures
3 Contribute to post-incident activities
- 3.1Support post-breach review and reporting
- 3.2Assist in identifying lessons learnt from incident response and recommended changes to cyber security response plan
- 3.3Assist in updating cyber security response plan to reflect review outcomes according to organisational policies and procedures
- 3.4Communicate lessons learnt and recommendations to required personnel
Performance evidence
- responding to two different cyber security incidents in a work area
- conducting one post-breach review
Knowledge evidence
- legislative requirements relating to contributing to cyber security incident responses, including: data protection; implications of notifiable data breach legislation on an organisation and other associated Australian privacy laws; established international legislation
- procedures for developing communications plans
- organisational policies and procedures relating to cyber security incident response, including procedures for: confirming nature and location of incidents; determining risk, likelihood, and consequence of incidents; containing incidents; notifying internal and external stakeholders of incident; internal and external communications; conducting post-breach reviews
- reporting methods for cyber security incidents, including official government channels
- key features of cyber security incident response plan
- risk mitigation strategies and procedures relating to cyber security
- internal and external stakeholders involved in responding to cyber security incidents
Foundation skills
- Learning: Modifies behaviour following exposure to new information Understands developments within cyber security protection and is able to advise on which options are appropriate
- Numeracy: Interprets mathematical data Completes at times complex calculations and records mathematical data
- Oral communication: Asks open and closed probe questions and actively listens to clarify consult with business and ICT technicians Communicate findings of assessment of business impact to required personnel
- Reading: Recognises and interprets information from relevant sources to determine organisational expectations and legal requirements
- Writing: Uses clear, specific and industry-related terminology relating to cyber security Produce written reports on business impact of assessed threat
- Planning and organising: Manages cyber security incident response plan including protection strategies through to responding to breaches
- Technology: Uses appropriate technology platforms to assist with cyber security incident responses
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